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US Begins Ch. 9
Ch. 9 Creating a Nation
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Consitiution | a written plan of how a country's government will work |
| Citizen | An offical member of a city, state, or nation |
| Territory | an area of land that is ruled by a government; a frontier region before it becomes a US state |
| ordinance | a law |
| What are the strentghs and weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation? | |
| Identify economic and political problems facing the United States after the Revolutionary War. | |
| What powers did the Articles of Confederation give to Congress? | declare war, make treaties with other nations, and print and borrow money? |
| What powers did Congress lack? | It ould not set up an arm, control trade, or tax. |
| What did Congress do to organize the Northwest Territory? | passed the Land Ordinance of 1785 and Northwest Ordinance of 1787. |
| What problems was the new government unable to solve? | The government could not resolve arguments between the states and over trade and territory or pay its debts. |
| What did Shays's want? | for farmers to have more time to pay their debts and for the state to stop taking farms |
| What did Shays's Rebellion show about the new government? | It was too weak to keep order. |
| Why did farmers in western Massachusetts protest? | They were losing their farms becase they could not pay their taxes and debts. |
| Federal | a form of government in which states share power with the central government |
| republic | a government in which citizens elect leaders to represent them |
| compromise | an agreement in which each side of an argument gives up something it wants |
| ratify | offical accept |
| Identify important delegates and their roles in creating the Consitution of the US. | |
| Explain the major compromises reached during the creation of the Consitution. | |
| Explain the process of ratification and the reasons for the creation of the Bill of Rights. | |
| What was the advantage of a federal system? | It divided power between the states and the central government and gave the central government more control over the states. |
| Why did delegates gater in Philadelphia in the spring of 1787? | They met to discuss how to change the Articles of Confederation. |
| Which state did Madison and Washington represent at the convention? | Virginia |
| What is a federal system of government? | It is a government in which states share power with a central government. |
| What did the Virginia Plan propose? | a federal government with three branches. |
| Why did small states create the New Jersey Plan? | to get the same representation in Congress as large states. |
| What was Roger Sherman's solution called? | The Great Compromise |
| What was the Three-fifths Compromise? | It was a rule to count 5 slaves as 3 free people in slave states. |
| What had to happen before the Consitution could go into effect? | Nine of the thirteen states had to ratify it. |
| Why did Antifederalists think the Consitution was dangerous? | They thought that the Consitution was a threat to liberty because it created a strong central government without a Bill of Rights |
| What did Federalists do to persuade the states to ratify the Consitution? | They promised to add a Bill of Rights to the document. |
| Why did Antifederalist demand a Bill of Rights? | to protect the rights of individuals. |
| What is in the preample of the constitution? | goals of the country including how people should feel safe and free |
| What are the three branches of government and their roles? | Legislature, Judicial, and Executive |
| What is the highest court in the nation? | supreme court |
| What are the jobs of each of the branches? | |
| How does checks and balance work? | |
| What happens if the S. Court decides if the law is unconsitutional? | doesn't become a law |
| What is needed to overide a veto from the president? | 2/3 of Senate and how agree and pass the law |
| Who has the power to collect taxes? | Federal and State government |
| Why is their a checks and balance system? | to limit the power of the government and the branches. |
| How can an ammendment be added? | 2/3 of both houses of Congress. 3/4 of states must ratify it. |
| Why do we want a bill of rights? | to make sure the government recognizes the rights of its citizens. |
| Name 3 rights given to the citizens of the U.S. | |
| Why does the Constitution include a way to make amendments? | so the consitution can be changed. |
| What is the purpose of the Cabinet? | to give the president advice and help run the executive branch. |
| Why did George Washington at with care as president? | he knew his actions would be an example for presidents to follow. |
| What is the job of the attorney general? | to see that the federal laws are obeyed. |
| What is the job of the sec. of state? | decides how the U.s should behave towards other countries. |
| Which side did Washingtion take on the national bank? | yeah, bank! :) |
| Where was the new capital located? | Along the Potomoc River between Maryland and Virginia |
| What were some of the things Jefferson and Hamilton disagreed on? | |
| What was the electoral college created to do? | vote for president |
| Why did political parties form during Washington's Presidency? | |
| When did Washington become president? | 1789 |
| Who was not at the convention and why? |
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